CHELSEA ACADEMY GRADUATE AND BLACK STAR TARGET TARIQ LAMPTEY LANDS IN GHANA AHEAD OF NATIONALITY SWITCH
England-born defender of Ghanaian descent Tariq Lamptey has reportedly touched down in Ghana.
Lamptey, who is on the cusp of switching his allegiance to Ghana, recently turned down a call-up to the England U21 team as he weighs up his future.
According to multiple reports in the local media landscape, the Chelsea academy alumnus is in the country and is set to head to Cape Coast, where he will watch his new international teammates play against Madagascar.
Tariq is not the only Ghanaian player born in the diaspora being pursued by the Ghana Football Association with Callum Hudson-Odoi, Inaki Williams and Eddie Nketiah all appearing on the radar of the football federation.
The marauding wing-back has been on the wishlist of the Ghana Football Association and the news of his nationality switch will be warmly received with the AFCON qualifiers on the horizon.
Lamptey has represented England at the youth level and recently received a call-up to the England U21 in March but is still eligible to play for the Black Stars and if the account of coach Freddie is anything to go by then the Brighton defender will be committing his future to the West African nation.
